So, When Does History Begin?
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As you noted Tim, history is created with each passing moment. I think it is different, however, to have info "historically relevant". I think the premise of this site is to focus more on the "historically relevant" racing of decades past vs. the history of last week's race.
To borrow a phrase from economics, it's also a case of supply & demand. The web and TV has ample supply of contemporary racing history. What it often does NOT supply is info about racing in the far past. That is where sites like RR excel - supply info from those eras to meet the demand of those who want to learn about it.
Having said that, racing history does continue to accumulate. A few weeks ago, Eric Cardona shared a picture of many of his ticket stubs. I suggested he scan and share them individually because his present is tomorrow's history.
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/forum/topics/my-ticket-collection
I think a pretty good balance takes place here between truly historical racing and contemporary racing. I may chime in a time or two about a story of today, but I generally save that for other sites, Twitter, personal email exchanges, texts, etc. For me, the jewel of this place is to share info about racing from the 1940s thru the 1970s or so and learn from others - especially those who were neck-deep in it.
